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A compass helps you to stay on course as you head towards your destination provided the world is flat. However, a compass can never...

The value stream is where value is created but also waste which erodes the value of the products and services we are delivering. At a...

To effectively meet compliance obligations, it is essential to differentiate regulatory and compliance demand according to their designs....

Identifying risks and reacting to problems when they occur uses our "Lizard Brain" which is fast and needed for a fight and flight...

This is the perfect time of year to evaluate your compliance programs and make adjustments so that you achieve your objectives. However,...

Process automation tends to only focus on managing responsibilities that are involved in the completion of activity. As a result many...

Companies of all sizes need: Processes to repeatedly execute steps in the creation of value Systems to ensure the consistent following of...

Recently, I spoke with a safety expert who has worked for several decades in the safety industry. During this time he provided training,...

Management systems are efficient at what they do, that is, doing the same thing the same way over and over again. What they tend not to...

When we consider compliance we often think of being compelled by regulation to follow an arbitrary set of rules that get in the way of...

Taiichi Ohno, the father of LEAN, taught about the removal of waste, standard work, and continuous flow. However, that is only part of...

Compliance can either be a "necessary evil" or a "necessary good". The path you choose will determine: whether you are reactive or...

For compliance to be effective you need the ability to: (1) demonstrate that you have met your obligations in the past, (2) meet your...

The documented organization is at best a rough facsimile for the actual organization. There is always a gap between what is expressed in...

Compliance is often organized into isolated functions that are separate from the production management structure. However, we know that...

Compliance is much more than checking boxes and addressing non-conformance when it is discovered. It is about experiencing the benefits...

When we think about compliance we should also think about the goals we want to achieve. An important distinction we can make is between...